300个最常用SAT单词

1.conventional (100)based on accepted practice; traditional; customary; normal; ordinary; orthodox (convention, unconventional)
2.undermine (99)to hurt, weaken, or destroy, often in an underhanded or sneaky way
3.dismissive (90)rejecting another’s thoughts or ideas, usually as not worthy of consideration; condescending (dismiss)
4.aesthetic (86)relating to what is beautiful; beautiful; pleasing(aesthetics, aesthete, unaesthetic)
5.objective (77)based on facts rather than personal feelings;unbiased; not personal; not subjective; true(objectivity)
6.reconcile (75)to adjust the differences between things; to reach an agreement, especially after an argument; tomake up; to overcome discord; to try to be inclusive(reconciliation, conciliatory, irreconcilable)
7.speculative (74)taking a chance; risky; uncertain; cannot be confirmed (speculate, speculation)
8.accessible (71)being able to enter or approach a place; approachable; friendly; genial; gregarious (access, inaccessible)
9.decorum (68)proper; correct behavior or etiquette; good manners; refinement (decorous, indecorous)
10.impulsive (67)tending to act on impulse and without thought;rash; impetuous; unrestrained; capricious(impulses)
11.deride (67)to ridicule something; to laugh at something as ridiculous; to mock; to satirize (derision, derisory, risible)
12.suppress (67)to stop something from rising or coming out by holding it down; to repress (suppression)
13.complacent (66)overly pleased with an accomplishment; overconfident; self-satisfied; so unwary as to be foolish (complacency)
14.reverent (66)deeply honoring or respectful—and so not joking around; venerating (revere, reverence, reverential, irreverent)
15.disparage (65)to insult or put down; to offend
16.relevant (65)relating to the subject at hand; important or significant; pertinent (relevance, irrelevant)
17.prudent (62)careful; cautious, especially about money; having good judgment; circumspect; wary (prudence, imprudent)
18.refute (62)to prove wrong or false (refutation, irrefutable)
19.inevitable (61)certain to happen; unavoidable (inevitability)
20.innocuous (60)harmless; not dangerous at all; not likely to provokea strong reaction; inconsequential
21.convey (60)to make something known; to reveal; to communicate; to depict
22.profound (59)wise; deep; beneath the surface (profundity)
23.ironic (59)a statement or situation that conveys a second meaning at odds with the apparent meaning; humorous (irony)
24.ambivalent (58)undecided; feeling positively and negatively towards something (ambivalence)
25.pragmatic (58)getting things done in an effective way; practical; emphasizing the practical; expedient (pragmatism, pragmatist)
26.innovative (58)new; revolutionary (innovation)
27.rational (57)based on reason rather than emotions; logical;sensible (irrational, rationale, rationalize)
28.abstract (57)based on general ideas; not solid or concrete; vague;hypothetical (abstraction)

29.distinct (57)clearly separate from others; not identical; different; clear; conspicuous; lucid (distinction, distinctive, indistinct)
30.felicitous (56)well-chosen; especially appropriate; pleasing(felicity, infelicity)
31.resolute (56)determined to succeed; not easily discouraged; persistent; tenacious (resolution, irresolute, resolve, unresolved)
32.diverse (55)varying; something composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities (diversity, diversify)
33.trivial (53)unimportant; insignificant; negligible;inconsequential (trivialize, triviality)
34.discern (53)to notice; to see clearly; to distinguish; to discriminate (discerning, discernment, indiscernible)
35.enhance (53)to strengthen; to improve (enhancement)
36.redundant (52)extra, so not needed; extraneous (redundancy)
37.tempered (52)mild; not severe or extreme; controlled; moderate;restrained (temperate, temperance, intemperate)
38.dubious (52)doubtful, and probably untrue; implausible
39.depict (51)to represent in words or pictures; to describe a scene or situation; to show; to convey (depiction)
40.compelling (51)to arouse a feeling irresistibly; forceful; incisive; provocative; engaging (compel, compulsion, compulsory)
41.indifferent (51)not caring about something—such as an outcome—one way or the other; apathetic (indifference)
42.embellish (50)to decorate; to make beautiful or aesthetic; to make additions to, especially as in adding fictitiousdetails to a story (embellishment)

43.supplant (50)to replace as better
44.fabricate (49)to make or devise something; to make up an elaborate story, as in to lie (fabrication, fabricator)
45.plausible (49)believable; probably; likely (implausible)
46.parallel (49)something equivalent; a comparison; an analogy(unparalleled)
47.eradicate (49)to wipe out; to eliminate; to destroy (ineradicable)
48.dominant (49)having great or complete power or influence over someone or something; primary (dominate, domination, predominant)
49.deleterious (49)harmful
50.discord (48)disagreement; disharmony, especially among people; tension or unease between people, andoften the resulting confusion (discordant, concord, accord)
51.futile (48)completely useless or ineffective; so hopeless that effort to change a situation is wasted (futility)
52.indulgent (47)giving in to another’s wishes; permissive; lenient; tolerant; condoning (indulge, overindulge, self- indulgent)
53.indignant (47)annoyed or insulted, especially about one’s dignity;angered (indignity)
54.eclectic (47)selecting the best from different sources; selective;varied
55.vindicate (47)to prove someone right in the end; to free him or her from blame; to exonerate (vindication)
56.exemplary (46)showing by being great example; outstanding(exemplar, exemplify)
57.inhibit (46)to block; to hold back; to impede or suppress(inhibition)

58.discredit (46)to harm someone’s reputation; to show something should not be trusted or believed (credit)
59.contemporary (46)occurring at the present time; occurring at the same time in history; modern (contemporaries, contemporaneous)
60.provoke (45)to arouse strong feelings in someone; to anger(provocative, provocation)
61.solicitous (45)eager to help; asking if one can help; sympathetic(solicit, solicitude)
62.daunting (45)discouraging; intimidating; scary (undaunted)
63.skepticism (44)doubt (skeptical, skeptic)
64.coherent (44)sticking together in a unified whole; orderly;logically understandable; lucid (incoherent)
65.autonomy (44)independence; self-government (autonomous)
66.comprehensive (44)all-inclusive; thorough; complete; encompassing a great deal
67.ambiguous (44)unclear; capable of being interpreted in more than one way; uncertain; doubtful; dubious; notdefinitive (ambiguity, unambiguous)
68.pretentious (43)believing oneself to better than others; boastful; affected; not modest or reserved (pretense, pretension)
69.rhetoric (43)impressive sounding, though sometimes empty, words; a formal speech (rhetorical)
70.ephemeral (43)short-lived; present so fleetingly as barely to exist;transient; evanescent
71.spurious (43)not genuine; fake; false; inauthentic
72.valid (43)well-grounded; sound; logical; effective; legal;legitimate (validity, invalid)

73.contempt (43)looking down on others or feeling superior to them;to feel that someone or something deserves great disrespect; condescension (contemptuous)
74.restrained (43)calm and collected; controlled; not impulsive;reserved (self-restraint)
75.mundane (43)relating to everyday life; uninspired; banal; prosaic
76.impetuous (43)rash; impulsive; capricious; not retrained(impetuosity)
77.repudiate (42)to reject a person or an idea completely; to have nothing to do with any longer (repudiation)
78.definitive (42)settling a disputed matter finally; no longer tentative; conclusive; authoritative; decisive(defining, indefinite)
79.debunk (42)to prove wrong or false; to invalidate
80.divergent (41)to separate; to split away from; to move apart; to travel in different directions (diverge, converge)
81.digress (41)to wander away from a topic; to change the subjectof a discussion momentarily (digression, digressive)
82.sustain (41)to hold up; to support; to keep something going(sustenance)
83.incongruous (41)not fitting or matching; seeming out of place(incongruity, congruent)
84.diffident (40)lacking confidence; shy; reserved; apprehensive;wary (diffidence)
85.subtle (40)so slight as to be hard to notice; hard to distinguish or discern (subtlety)
86.transient (40)passing through a place quickly; not lasting; short- lived; transitory; ephemeral; evanescent(transience)
87.serene (40)not disturbed; peaceful; quiet; tranquil (serenity)
88.inconsequential (40) not worth noticing; unimportant; so insignificantas to have no consequences; negligible; trivial; trite(consequence)
89.scrutinize (40)to examine something closely and completely, especially with an aim to finding faults (scrutiny, inscrutable)
90.assert (40)to state a belief positively; to claim, often without proof (assertion, assertive)
91.foster (40)to promote; to encourage; to contribute to something’s growth
92.perplex (40)to confuse; to mystify (perplexing, perplexity)
93.narrative (40)an account, story, or history about something(narrate, narrator, narration)
94.prosaic (39)ordinary; matter-of-fact; lacking imagination;uninspired; hackneyed; mundane; banal (prose)
95.substantiate (39)to offer supporting evidence; to help prove; to corroborate (unsubstantiated, substantive, substantial; insubstantial)
96.optimistic (39)hopeful; looking on the bright side; expecting the best; sanguine (optimism, optimist)
97.tranquil (39)calm; peaceful; quiet; relaxing; serene (tranquility)
98.denounce (39)to put someone down, often publicly; to blame someone; to accuse (denunciation)
99.condescend (38)to talk down to; to act superior to; to dismiss; to treat with contempt (condescending, condescension)
100. partisan (38)supporting one side in a dispute, especially over political matters; biased; not detached or objective(bipartisan, nonpartisan)
101. prosperity (38)success, especially financial (prosper, prosperous)

102. lucid (38)clear; easily understood; transparent; coherent(elucidate, pellucid)
103. advocate (38)someone who supports a cause; a supporter; a champion; a proponent (advocacy)
104. distinguish (38)to notice; to pick something out, as a person in a crowd; to see something as different; to discriminate; to discern (distinguished, indistinguishable)
105. superficial (37)only on the surface; shallow; unimportant
106. illusory (37)seemingly real but not; deceptive; false; inauthentic(disillusion, illusive)
107. apprehensive (36)having great doubts; nervous; fearful; diffident(apprehension, apprehend)
108. nostalgia (36)fondness for and missing the past, especially one’s own; missing the good old days (nostalgic)
109. benevolent (36)kind; generous; tending to help others; solicitous(benevolence)
110. sympathy (36)sharing feelings; showing concern for another; harmonious; solicitude (sympathetic, sympathies, unsympathetic)
111. corrupt (36)to ruin something, especially a person’s morals; to make impure; to decay (corruption, incorruptible)
112. polemical (35)arguing a position, especially a radical one(polemics, polemicist)
113. belie (35)to contradict; to fail to confirm (belied, belying)
114. mock (35)to ridicule; to make fun of, often as something fake;to satirize (mockery)
115. compromised (35)to make insecure or to place in danger; to come to an agreement by settling differences; agreeing to something partially (uncompromising)

116. disdain (34)considering someone or something beneath oneself;to have contempt for; to despise; condescension
117. presumption (34)a bold assumption; being overly bold with someoneto the point of disrespect (presume, presuming, presumptuous)
118. caustic (34)burning; sarcastic
119. deferential (34)respectful; reverent; venerating (defer, deferred, deferral)
120. subjective (34)open to interpretation; reflecting someone’s perspective; biased; not objective
121. capricious (34)unpredictable; whimsical; to act with complete spontaneity; impulsive; impetuous; acting without restraint (caprice)
122. animated (34)lively; vigorous (animation)
123. endorse (34)to support; to approve; to champion; to authorize;to advocate; to commend (endorsement)
124. auspicious (34)promising; favorable (inauspicious)
125. exacerbate (33)to make a bad situation worse; to worsen
126. obscure (33)not easily noticed; dark or shadowy; unclear; vague(obscurity)
127. dogmatic (33)stubbornly opinionated; arrogantly inflexible; close- minded; intractable (dogma, dogmatism)
128. extravagant (33)fancy; luxurious; immoderate (extravagance)
129. venerate (33)to honor above others; to revere (venerable)
130. gregarious (33)friendly; outgoing; genial
131. attain (33)to achieve, especially a goal; to get
132. elude (33)to avoid being found or caught, usually by being clever (elusive)

133. tenacious (33)persistent, especially in the face of continuing challenges; stubborn; resolute; rarely if ever resigned (tenacity, pertinacious)
134. mediate (33)to try to help two arguing sides reach an agreement; to reconcile to parties (mediator, mediation)
135. meticulous (32)careful; thorough; painstaking; scrupulous;exacting
136. negligible (32)extremely small; so unimportant that it can be ignored; inconsequential; trivial
137. equanimity (32)calm; composure, especially under difficult circumstances
138. mitigate (32)to lessen the severity or force of something, especially of something bad or harmful; to moderate; to alleviate (mitigating, unmitigated)
139. transitory (32)of short duration; brief; ephemeral; transient;mutable
140. immutable (32)unchanging; not able to change; everlasting(mutable)
141. evoke (32)to inspire; to arouse; to bring forth (evocative)
142. cursory (32)hurried and superficial; quick; perfunctory; not meticulous
143. rancor (32)extremely bad feelings about something; bitterness(rancorous)
144. authentic (32)genuine; true; real; valid (authenticity, inauthentic)
145. reserved (32)generally quiet and reserved in behavior; modest(reservation, unreserved)
146. intuitive (31)knowing by instinct as opposed to rational thought; what you would expect without having to give much thought to the matter (intuit, intuition, counterintuitive)

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147. satirize (31)to imitate so as to make fun of; to mock, especiallyin writing (satire, satiric)
148. devoid (31)lacking; free from; empty (void)
149. concise (31)expressing a lot using few words; short and clear;to the point; terse (concision, conciseness)
150. erroneous (31)wrong; mistaken; incorrect (err)
151. collaborate (31)to work together with someone as equals on a project, as with a colleague (collaboration, collaborator)
152. thwart (31)to block or impede, often for a long time or permanently
153. spontaneous (30)happening without being planned; making decisions suddenly and without thought; happening naturally, or without human effort; impulsive (spontaneity)
154. implement (30)to put into practice; to begin to use something(implements, implementation)
155. underscore (30)to emphasize, as if by drawing a line under; to highlight
156. explicate (30)to explain or analyze logically; to clear up any misunderstanding; to make explicit; to elucidate(explication, inexplicable)
157. exasperate (30)to annoy someone to the point of frustration(exasperation)
158. momentous (30)extremely important; major; unprecedented
159. pertinent (30)important; relevant (impertinent)
160. conspicuous (29)obvious; easily seen; in plain sight; extremely noticeable; easily distinguished or discerned; prominent (inconspicuous)
161. amiable (29)friendly; nice; genial; gregarious; amicable(amiable)
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162. widespread (29)widely spread out or shared; commonly held;pervasive; abundant
163. pervasive (29)appearing or being everywhere; widespread;abundant; prevalent (pervade)
164. prophetic (29)foretelling events; predicting or anticipating the future (prophet, prophesy)
165. cynical (29)looking at the bad side of people’s actions; lacking faith in humanity; lacking any optimism (cynic, cynicism)
166. tenuous (29)thin; insubstantial; unable to support anything else(attenuate)
167. innate (29)inborn; inherited; naturally belonging; inherent
168. explicit (29)clearly stated; in plain view; clear; lucid;unambiguous; conspicuous (implicit)
169. distort (29)to twist something out of shape; to misrepresent; to give a false or misleading impression
170. challenge (29)to question or dispute the truth or validity of something
171. acclaim (28)high praise; fame; renown (acclamation)
172. moderate (28)not extreme; reasonable; tempered
173. legitimate (28)justified by some rule or law; legal; real; true(illegitimate, legitimacy)
174. patronize (28)to be a customer; to treat rudely, condescendingly,or contemptuously (patron, patronage)
175. exacting (28)demanding; insisting on; meticulous
176. contentious (28)to fight; to deal with difficulty; to argue a point(contention, contend, contender)
177. conscientious (28)careful; diligent; prudent; scrupulous; meticulous

178. diligent (28)always careful and hardworking; thorough;persistent; assiduous (diligence)
179. deter (28)to prevent; to discourage; to impede; to daunt(deterrent, undeterred)
180. initiate (28)to begin; to start; to introduce (initiative, initiation)
181. champion (28)to support; to fight for; to endorse; to advocate; to commend
182. mediocre (28)second-rate; average-to-poor quality (mediocrity)
183. domestic (27)relating to the home; relating to one’s country; fitting in at home; indigenous (domesticate, domesticity)
184. pedantic (27)overly academic about minor matters; being a stickler for academic correctness (pedant, pedantry)
185. wary (27)cautious; careful; prudent; circumspect;apprehensive; diffident
186. vulnerable (27)able to be hurt; weak (vulnerability, invulnerable)
187. opportunist (27)someone who takes advantage of opportunities, often exploiting them selfishly (opportunistic, opportune)
188. discriminating (27)selective; making a clear distinction between things; to treat differently; discerning; distinguishing (indiscriminate, indiscriminant, discrimination)
189. adept (27)skillful (inept)
190. anachronistic (26)out of date; extremely old-fashioned way of doing something; dated and no longer needed; obsolete; no longer contemporary (anachronism)
191. provincial (26)relating to a region or province; narrow-minded;parochial

192. obstinate (26)stubborn; intractable (obstinacy)
193. heresy (26)a statement, action, or belief that goes a dominant religion or system of beliefs; more generally, any belief that goes sharply against the accepted viewpoint on a subject; a radically unconventional idea or action (heretical, heretic)
194. articulate (26)able to express ideas clearly; coherent; lucid(inarticulate)
195. formal (26)standard; following rules; proper; ceremonial;conventional; relating to superficial conventions(formality, informal)
196. detached (26)unemotional; unbiased; objective almost to the point of being indifferent; neutral (detachment)
197. conformist (26)someone who follows rules or conventions(conform; conformity; nonconformist)
198. complement (26)to fit well with; to complete something(complementary)
199. intrepid (26)brave; fearless; undaunted (trepidation)
200. feasible (26)possible; workable; likely to happen (feasibility)
201. proponent (26)a supporter; a champion; one who endorses; an advocate
202. reprehensible (26)deserving great blame; wicked; evil
203. extol (26)to praise highly; to commend
204. compatible (26)able to exist with something else; well-matched;harmonious (incompatible)
205. radical (26)not moderate; extremely unconventional, and almost heretical
206. erratic (26)moving in an unpredictable way; unpredictable;inconsistent
207. inherent (26)inborn; essential; innate

208. resilient (26)quickly bouncing back; flexible under pressure;resolute (resilience)
209. tractable (26)obedient; easily controlled; amenable (intractable)
210. clandestine (25)secret; surreptitious
211. commend (25)to praise; to extol (commendable)
212. adversity (25)a difficult, harmful, or dangerous situation(adverse)
213. convoluted (25)complicated; twisted; incoherent
214. empathy (25)ability to see and feel things from another person’s point of view; sympathetic (empathetic)
215. inundate (25)to flood; to overwhelm with overabundance
216. genial (25)friendly; good-natured; kind; sympathetic;gregarious; amiable; amicable (congenial)
217. insolvent (25)unable to pay; out of money (solvent, solvency, soluble, insoluble)
218. impede (25)to block; to hinder; to delay; to inhibit(impediment)
219. equivocal (25)intentionally unclear or ambiguous; duplicitous; obscuring one’s meaning, often in response to a question (unequivocal, equivocate)
220. decisive (25)quick to decide; definite or definitive; determined;resolute
221. transcend (25)to move beyond and often to overcome; to surpass(transcendental)
222. prohibitive (25)tending to prevent or impede; precluding
223. dilatory (25)delaying; not prompt
224. divisive (25)tending to divide parties; creating or stirring up disagreement

225. tolerant (25)accepting of differences with others; able to dealwith; amicable (tolerance, tolerable, tolerate)
226. cerebral (25)intellectual; relating to the brain
227. cantankerous (24)bad-tempered; irritable
228. consensus (24)general agreement; concord (consensual)
229. notion (24)an idea or concept, usually unproven; a hypothesis
230. compound (24)to combine; to increase (compounded)
231. circumscribe (24)to draw a line around; to restrict; to define(circumscription)
232. tentative (24)not final; dependent; unsure; not definitive or decisive
233. enigmatic (24)puzzling; mysterious; obscure (enigma)
234. colleague (24)a coworker, especially in a particular business or profession; a collaborator (collegial)
235. regenerate (24)to grow back; to regain health (degenerate)
236. hackneyed (24)unoriginal; overused; banal; prosaic; mundane;vapid
237. preclude (24)to prevent; to make impossible; to prohibit
238. attribute (24)to claim something as a cause, a characteristic, or an aspect of something (attribution)
239. naïve (24)unsophisticated; innocent; childlike; ingenuous(naiveté)
240. abundant (24)plentiful; not scarce (overabundant)
241. chronological (24)in order of time (chronology)
242. exorbitant (24)excessive; unreasonable
243. didactic (24)intended to instruct; instructive

244. idiosyncratic (24)a quirky or highly individualistic way of doingsomething or behaving; relating to an odd personal habit or characteristic; oddly or extremely unconventional (idiosyncrasy)
245. banal (24)ordinary; commonplace; unoriginal; uninspired;trite; mundane; prosaic; hackneyed (banality)
246. static (24)not moving; remaining in the same state of being(stasis)
247. extraneous (24)unnecessary; irrelevant; not pertinent; not inherent
248. notorious (24)widely known or famous, usually in a bad way(notoriety)
249. salutary (24)beneficial
250. ardent (23)extremely eager and enthusiastic (ardor)
251. impenetrable (23)unable to be penetrated or understood; obscure;enigmatic (penetrating)
252. amicable (23)friendly, especially after a dispute; amiable; genial;tractable; gregarious; conciliatory; amenable
253. trite (23)not original; done many times already; boring;banal; hackneyed; trivial; inconsequential
254. toxic (23)extremely harmful; poisonous; deleterious (toxin, toxicity)
255. disparity (23)inequality (disparate)
256. incisive (23)sharp; clear; clever; keen; perceptive;discriminating; astute
257. allude (23)to hint at; to refer to indirectly (allusion)
258. verbose (23)wordy (verbosity)
259. account (23)a report, description, or explanation; a narrative(accountable, unaccountable)

260. anecdote (23)a brief personal story, account, or illustration, oftenhumorous (anecdotal)
261. affectation (23)a pretentious or inauthentic way of behaving;pretending to be something; not typical behavior(affected, unaffected)
262. resignation (23)reluctantly accepting a less than ideal situation; reconciling oneself to a bad but apparently inevitable situation; giving in (resigned)
263. composure (23)extreme calm and confidence; equanimity(composed, composition)
264. florid (22)overly decorated; flowery
265. amenable (22)cooperative; willing; tractable; amicable
266. condone (22)to allow to happen; to forgive or overlook something wrong; to indulge
267. tedious (22)boring; monotonous; so dull and repetitive as to be tiring (tedium)
268. officious (22)bossy; overly asserting one’s authority; using one’s position or authority to force others; authoritarian
269. exploit (22)to use to advantage; to take advantage of (exploits, exploitative, exploitation, unexploited)
270. assiduous (22)hard-working; dedicated; persistent; diligent
271. neutral (22)not taking sides, especially in a dispute; detached;objective (neutralize, neutrality)
272. scrupulous (22)principled; highly moral; conscientious; assiduous, especially when dealing fairly with others (scruple, scruples, unscrupulous)
273. laconic (22)habitually using few words; tight-lipped
274. authoritarian (22)demanding absolute obedience; domineering;peremptory; officious (authoritative)

275. refinement (22)elegance; improving something, often by making it more pure; urbanity; decorum (refine, unrefined)
276. incorporate (22)to include as a part within a larger whole; to encompass; to comprehend
277. predator (22)a hunter, especially an animal hunting other animals (predatory)
278. incredulous (22)disbelieving; highly if not completely skeptical(credulous, incredulity)
279. hypothesis (22)something supposed to be true, but not yet proven;a tentative theory; an educated guess; a likely explanation (hypothetical, hypotheses)
280. duplicity (22)deceitfulness; double-dealing; equivocation(duplicitous)
281. languid (22)lazy; lacking energy; apathetic (languish, languor)
282. orthodox (21)traditional; conservative; commonly accepted;conventional (orthodoxy, unorthodox)
283. ominous (21)threatening, as an omen; dangerous; inauspicious(omen)
284. tacit (21)understood without needing to be said; implied;implicit
285. astute (21)insightful; clever; wise; discerning; discriminating
286. aspect (21)the look or appearance of something, especially from a particular viewpoint; an attribute
287. peremptory (21)bossy; tending to cut others off; dismissive;officious (peremptorily, preempt)
288. vignette (21)a brief description of a scene
289. intrusive (21)butting in; joining in without being wanted;tactless (intrusion; intruder)

290. prevalent (21)common; existing everywhere; widespread;abundant; pervasive (prevail, prevailing)
291. indisputable (21)certain; absolute; beyond doubt dispute(disputatious, disputant)
292. merit (21)praiseworthy excellence (merited, meritorious, demerit)
293. lament (21)to regret deeply, sometimes to the point of grief(lamentable, lamentation)
294. exonerate (21)to free from blame; to vindicate
295. terse (21)brief and often abruptly to the point; concise
296. sensibility (21)preferences; awareness; tastes; delicacy or refinement of tastes; discernment
297. evanescent (21)fleeting; lasting only a very short while; transient;ephemeral; transitory
298. renowned (21)famous in a good way; distinguished; prominent;acclaimed
299. indigenous (21)native; belonging to a particular region and not usually found elsewhere; domestic
300. repressed (21)held down or held back; inhibited; suppressed(repressive, repression, irrepressible)
301. ingenuous (21)naïve; childlike; naive (disingenuous)
302. adulation (21)deep and perhaps excessive admiration (adulatory)
303. expedient (21)practical; useful; helpful; simple and efficient;pragmatic (expedite, inexpedient)
304. vapid (20)bland and uninteresting; unexciting; dull;uninspired; prosaic; banal; trite; hackneyed
305. encompass (20)to include; to encircle; to incorporate
306. exclusive (20)shutting out; limited, sometimes to a select few;elitist (inclusive)
307. scarce (20)rare, and often less than required; not abundant
308. engaging (20)interesting almost to the point of exciting; tendingto attract and occupy someone’s attention;compelling (engaging, disengaged)
309. urbane (20)sophisticated; having highly refined manners;decorus (urbanity)
310. sanguine (20)hopeful; buoyant; optimistic
311. sarcasm (20)biting and often ironic and caustic remarks or attitude; contemptuous or condescending humor(sarcastic)
312. adversary (20)an opponent (adversarial)
313. surreptitious (20)not out in the open; sneaky; clandestine
314. vicarious (20)living through the experience of another; second- hand
315. parochial (20)narrow-minded; having a limited outlook;provincial
316. revival (20)returning to life or to use; reawakening (revive)
317. improvise (20)to deal with things as they come, without planning(improvisational)
318. apathetic (20)not caring about something or an outcome, one wayor the other; indifferent (apathy)
319. corroborate (20)to support or back up; to confirm; to provide evidence for; to substantiate (corroboration, corroborative)
320. unprecedented (20)without precedent; highly unusual; remarkable;never seen before; momentous (precedent)
321. alleviate (20)to lessen the pain or severity of something; to make something more bearable; to alleviate; to mitigate
322. prominent (20)standing out; well-known; renowned; acclaimed;conspicuous
323. circumspect (20)careful; cautious; prudent, wary (circumspection)